Birth Name: Joseph Lockard Martin Jr.
Occupation: Movie Actor
Place Of Birth: Pennsylvania
Date Of Birth: October 12, 1916
Date Of Death: January 19, 1959
Cause Of Death: N/A
Ethnicity: White
Nationality: American
Lock Martin was born on the 12th of October, 1916. He was famous for being a Movie Actor. Remembered best for his role as Gort the robot in the 1951 science fiction movie The Day the Earth Stood Still, Martin is also notable for playing the Giant in several scenes that were later deleted from the 1957 movie The Incredible Shrinking Man.
Lock Martin was born in Pennsylvania. Before being cast as Gort, he manned the door at Grauman’s Chinese Theater in Hollywood. Though he was well over seven feet tall, he was not terribly strong and, partly because of his cumbersome robot costume, was unable to lift actress Patricia Neal in a scene in The Day the Earth Stood Still.
Lock Martin was a Libra and was born in the G.I. Generation.
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Childhood
Lock Martin was born in 1910s. The 1910s represented the culmination of European militarism. Discover what happened on this day.
Joseph Lockard Martin Jr. is part of G.I. Generation also known as The Greatest Generation. This generation experienced much of their youth during the Great Depression and rapid technological innovation such as the radio and the telephone. The initials "G.I." is military terminology referring to "Government Issue" or "General Issue".
Education
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Family
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Lock Martin was born in the Year of the Dragon.
Fast Facts
| REAL NAME: | Joseph Lockard Martin Jr. |
| NICKNAME: | The Gentle Giant, Joe Martin |
| RELIGION: | Unknown |
| AGE GENERATION: | G.I. Generation |
| BIRTH SIGN: | Libra |
| BIRTH DAY: | Thursday |
| DEATH DAY: | Monday |
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Horoscope
Zodiac Sign: Lock Martin was a Libra. People of this zodiac sign like harmony, gentleness, sharing with others, the outdoors, and dislike violence, injustice, loudmouths, conformity. The strengths of this sign are being cooperative, diplomatic, gracious, fair-minded, social, while weaknesses can be indecisive, holding a grudge and self-pity. The greatest overall compatibility with Libra is Aries and Sagittarius.
Chinese Zodiac: Lock Martin was born in the Year of the Dragon. People born under this sign are energetic and excitable. They hate hypocrisy and gossip and can sometimes be a bit arrogant and impatient.
Ruling Planet: Lock Martin had a ruling planet of Venus and has a ruling planet of Venus and by astrological associations Friday is ruled by Venus. Venus is the planet of love, harmony, money and possessions. Venus is graceful, charming, sensual and social. People who are born with Mars as the ruling planet have beauty, charm and sensuality.
Lock Martin’s birth sign is Libra and he had a ruling planet of Venus.
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